Soldier&#39;s headwear.



F. PRZYBYSZ. soLnlm's HEADWEAR.

APPLlCATION FILED MAR. 23, l9l8. 1,299,61 1 Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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` SOLDIEB' S HEADWEAR.

Specicationpf Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

Application led March 23, 1918. Serial No. 224,298.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FELIX PRZYBYSZ, a citizen of Poland, residing at Joliet, county of Will, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Soldiers Headwear, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in armored devices for protecting the head andy face of a wearer and particularly adapted for the use of soldiers.

The principal'obj ect of the invention is to provide 'a protective cap, casque or helmet capable of diverting projectiles, sword thrusts and the like so that the wearers Iface and head is maintained in a safe condition.

A further object is to provide means whereby a iiexib'le, shawl-like element, also of a protective nature, is engaged at the rear of the casque covering the sides of the head and shoulders of the wearer.

A. still further object is to provide means whereby the voice is not impeded and openings provided through which a view may be taken bvl the wearer.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a Inaterial part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view indicating the application of the invention from the rear.

Fig. 2 is a similar from the front, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the center line from front to back of the same.

The device and its component parts are made of a suitable, non-puncturable and bullet-resisting .materiaL preferably metal as it is used nowadays in the manufacture of trench, or shrapnel-proof helmets.

The device comprises the concavo-convex upper portion or crown 10, formed in the shape of a hat, to which is rigidly engaged. by rivets 11, a iange 12, formed with a rim, bent downwardly at the back 14, and extended horizontally outward at the front vizor portion 15. 1

Secured by other rivets 17 is an arcuate perspective view taken 'flange 18, formed with the rigid sides 20 which extends in a semi-circle below the crown 10, the rear portion 21, of the ma'- terial of the crown extending slightly downward below the joint of the rim 14 and has engagedA with it a plurality of flexibly' united, metallic scale-like elements forming a hood 22, adapted to be disposed over the shoulders and portion of the back of the wearer, the same being attached by fastenings 24, to the edges of the plates 20, which form the cheek portions of the device.

Secured by hinges 26 is a door 27, a pivoted clip 28, being arranged from the opposite side of the door, so as to secure the same when ina closed position. This door is set within the side elements 20, andy slightly below the flange 18, so as to swing outwardly therefrom at any desired moment.

In the door are openings 30 for the eyes, below which is an outwardly formed projection 31, for the nose, while anopening 32 permits the lips to be used when it is desired to talk. This opening is normally covered by a pair of shutters 33, movable in guides 34, xed within the interior of the door and operable by extending knobs 35, so that two parts of the shutter may be separated when it is desired to use the door for receiving food or forlthe purpose of conversation.

The application of the invention is believed to be self-evident from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, and it will be seen that an effective device has been presented which will divert projectiles or the like and prevent them from doing injury to the wearer of the device. p

I claim l. Acap comprising non-puncturable helmet,a brim extending therefrom, side plates rigidly engaged with said brim, a door set in said side plates, openings for the eyes, noserand mouth formed through said door, means for closing said mouth opening, and a Hexible element comprising a plurality of metallic scales, united to said plate below the brim of the helmet at the rear thereof.

2. In a soldiers cap, the combination with a rigid non-yielding crown, a brim riveted thereto, said brim extending horizontally outward at the front and turned downward at the rear, side plates formed with said brim extending along the cheeks of the wearer, A a door -hinged between said side plates, means for holding said door in a closed position, openings formed through said door for the eyes, nose and mouth 'of the wearer, means for closing the openings for the mouth, and a flexible shield united to said side plates and to said brim, said shield being comprised of a plurality of inter engaged, metallic, scale-like elements adapted to be disposed over the shoulders and upper portion of the back of the wearer.

3. In' a soldiers cap, the combination with a head covering, side walls depending therefrom, and a door hingedly engaged between said side walls, `said door opening outward, of a plurality ofinterengaged flexible scalesite edges of said side platesandto said mm,

said scale elements being formed in the manner of a hood adapted to cover the shoulder-sand upper portion rear of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I 4have aiiixed my signature.

FELIX PRZYBYSZ. 

